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Genga / The Abbey of San Vittore alle Chiuse.
Genga / Abbey of San Victor is located at the mouth of the gorge closed sentence in an area of great natural interest and caving which is characterized by the presence of hot springs. The factory is one of the most important monuments of Romanesque delle Marche and is influenced by the Byzantine style. The first news archives dating back to 1007, in an act of sale, which cites as Friend abbot. The complex was built on the land of the noble families of Attoni, Alberici Gozzoni and that - with the liberal movement - refers to the funds to the Benedictines. At that time the monastery was identified with as "juxta Victorianum monasterium de fluvio Sentino" and the reference was solely linked to place names. The monastery, which had been dedicated only to the holy founder of and dedication to San Vittore intervened only later. The term "de clause" or "the locks," identified, however, the position of the church located in the crossing point of passage of the Apennines. Abbey view dall'altoNel during the eleventh and twelfth-century abbey develops and takes on a role, not only for political independence, but to guide the community who stood near. It 's the height of political and economic power of the Benedictine community of St. Victor, which is reached under the abbot Morico (1058-1098). In the thirteenth century the abbey enters the radius of influence of the town of Fabriano and the family Chiavelli and thus begins the decline of the Institute. In 1406, the abbey was abolished and annexed to the monastery of St. Catherine of Fabriano. Description The plant is a Greek cross inscribed in a square. The structure ends with three apses and two apses are the height of the arms of the presbytery. Noteworthy is the central octagonal lantern decorated with blind arches. The church is marked in nine bays, all with vaulted ceilings covered with the exception of the lantern on the presbytery.
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